SOLUTION: A wire is run between the tips of two poles. One pole is 23 ft. taller than the other pole. The poles are 37 ft apart. How long does the wire need to be to reach between the two po
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Question 529214: A wire is run between the tips of two poles. One pole is 23 ft. taller than the other pole. The poles are 37 ft apart. How long does the wire need to be to reach between the two poles. Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A wire is run between the tips of two poles. One pole is 23 ft. taller than the other pole. The poles are 37 ft apart. How long does the wire need to be to reach between the two poles.
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Draw the picture.
You have a right triangle with height = 23 ft.
and base = 37 ft.
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Use Pythagoras to find the hypotenuse.
h^2 = 23^2 + 37^2
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h = sqrt[1898)
hypotenuse = 43.57 ft
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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